“…Impact models are usually run at one of the following levels: - Macro, with the target being one body, made of a single equivalent material, used especially for metallic shields [ 41 ];
- Meso, implying the layers as a continuous body with equivalent properties determined experimentally [ 27 ] and paying attention to modeling the bonding between them, being applied the cohesive zone model [ 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 ], as the designer wanted to have the thickness of the entire panel as small as possible; in this group, we can include fabrics modeled with yarns. This model is difficult to calibrate, taking into account the statistical response of such a multitude of bodies;
- Micro, when analyzing the behavior of a bundle of fibers under impact [ 50 , 51 ]; the big differences between dimensions of the fiber cross section and the projectile dimensions influence the model behavior.
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